Women's Clothing Styles
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"Shalwar kameez," Contemporary women's clothing consists of a tunic worn over baggy trousers. Usually accessorised with a long scarf called a "duppatta" which may be draped along the neck or used to cover the head. -
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"Burka," a form of veil. Some religiously conservative Pakistani woman wear variations of the 'burka' when out in public. Other Muslim women may wear a scarf or other light headcovering in public, others do not. Stores also sell burkas to woman preparing to make a pilgrimage to Mecca, even though the woman may not usually wear a burka in her everyday life.
